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    From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Fri Jun 5 10:26:28 2026
    Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
    Depravity...

    We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
    Let's give it a name...

    https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/
    --
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    My tor pieces at https://www.tor.com/author/james-davis-nicoll/
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    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Cryptoengineer@3:633/10 to All on Fri Jun 5 18:46:26 2026
    On 6/5/2026 10:26 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
    Depravity...

    We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
    Let's give it a name...

    https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/

    You may want to edit that a bit.

    If I was on an *escalator* which stopped, I wouldn't wait even five
    minutes to take action. Id use my feet and walk to the top or
    the bottom.

    An *elevator* OTOH...

    Well, strong action is sometimes justified. One group of survivors
    in the WTC on 9/11 were in an elevator when the building was hit,
    halting the elevator in an area without a door.

    They survived because one was a repairman carrying a heavy
    knife, which they used to carve through two layers of plaster
    board, allowing them to escape the elevator car and take the
    stairs to safety.

    pt





    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lynn McGuire@3:633/10 to All on Fri Jun 5 18:03:04 2026
    On 6/5/2026 9:26 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
    Depravity...

    We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
    Let's give it a name...

    https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/

    What, no mention of "Farnham's Freehold" by Heinlein ?

    Lynn



    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From James Nicoll@3:633/10 to All on Sat Jun 6 01:22:01 2026
    In article <10vvjk2$1f99e$2@dont-email.me>,
    Cryptoengineer <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 6/5/2026 10:26 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
    Depravity...

    We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
    Let's give it a name...

    https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/

    You may want to edit that a bit.

    If I was on an *escalator* which stopped, I wouldn't wait even five
    minutes to take action. Id use my feet and walk to the top or
    the bottom.

    It's a joke.

    --
    My reviews can be found at http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/
    My tor pieces at https://www.tor.com/author/james-davis-nicoll/
    My Dreamwidth at https://james-davis-nicoll.dreamwidth.org/
    My patreon is at https://www.patreon.com/jamesdnicoll

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Tony Nance@3:633/10 to All on Mon Jun 8 12:11:40 2026
    On 6/5/26 10:26 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
    Finally, a Unit of Measurement for a Certain Kind of Moral
    Depravity...

    We've all encountered this trope in post-apocalyptic fiction before.
    Let's give it a name...

    https://reactormag.com/finally-a-unit-of-measurement-for-a-certain-kind-of-moral-depravity/

    I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If
    a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both terms?

    Tony, who probably should have spent a quarter Baldwin contemplating
    before writing

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Scott Dorsey@3:633/10 to All on Mon Jun 8 13:22:48 2026
    Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
    I very much enjoy the idea of this essay, but I'm a little confused. If
    a Baldwin is the same as an hour, is there any reason to use both terms?

    Why not? We have ml and cc, not to mention bar and atmospheres.

    Much better than using the same term for two different measurements, like
    oz fl and oz avoirdupois. Or pints and pints.

    Paddington saw on TV where some people had lost ten pounds at a health spa
    and he went down to get their money back.
    --scott

    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.15
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)